"American Muslims view the actions of ISIS as un-Islamic and morally repugnant. No religion condones the murder of civilians, the beheading of religious scholars or the desecration of houses of worship."

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Hunted by militants from the Islamic State, thousands of people from the Yazidi community have fled to the slopes of Iraq's Mount Sinjar, where they are caught between the prospect of death by dehydration and murder at the hands of the group formerly called ISIS. In the months since its rise, the Sunni-identified Islamic State has gone after many religious and ethnic minorities...

The Yazidi temple of Lalish in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq lies a few miles outside the town of Shekhan. Tucked into the hillside, the pointed roofs distinctive of Yazidi monuments rise up from between the treetops as visitors make their way along the unpaved road that leads to the entrance of the temple. Kurdistan's small Yazidi community usually gathers at Lalish...

The Yazidis are a small, misunderstood and long-persecuted religious sect rooted in the town of Sinjar, in northern Iraq, and also in parts of Syria and Turkey. No one knows the exact size of the Yazidi population. Estimates range from tens of thousands to 500,000 or more. Over centuries, they have been the target of violence and purges, including during the Ottoman empire, and...

Non-Muslims in Iraq suffer violent attacks and discrimination. Many Christians, Yazidis and Mandeans have fled the nation. Only in the Kurdish north are religious minorities safe - except when they live in 'mixed' towns. Violence, kidnappings and attacks on religious minorities are a daily occurrence in Iraq, where a national patchwork of religious and ethnic groups once...

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NEW DELHI: The term Yazidi translates into "worshippers of god" and this group is one of the world's oldest monotheistic minorities. They follow a faith born in Mesopotamia more than 4,000 years ago. It is rooted in Zoroastrianism but has, over time, blended in elements of Islam and Christianity. Yazidis pray to God three times a day facing the sun and worship his seven angels...

The U.N. report adds that current United Nations estimates put the total number of Yazidis trapped atop mountain tops to be in the vicinity of 40,000 individuals. Driven out by advancing ISIS forces, over 210,000 members of the Yazidi sect have fled the city of Sinjar – a city of 300,000 people. Over 25,000 people who remain in the city now under the control of the ISIS have...

Yazidi raid on Sunni town condemned

published:02 Jan 2015

Yazidi raid on Sunni town condemned

Yazidi raid on Sunni town condemned

published:02 Jan 2015

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Peshmerga forces say they are investigating an attack by Yazidi fighters on an Arab town near Rabia - on the Iraq-Syria border. It is believed they were looking for some of the women and girls abducted by ISIL fighters in August. But Kurdish forces who control the area say they were not informed about plans to attack the town and they acted alone. Al Jazeera\'s Erica Wood reports....

Yazidi raid on Sunni town condemned

published:02 Jan 2015

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Peshmerga forces say they are investigating an attack by Yazidi fighters on an Arab town near Rabia - on the Iraq-Syria border. It is believed they were looking for some of the women and girls abducted by ISIL fighters in August. But Kurdish forces who control the area say they were not informed about plans to attack the town and they acted alone. Al Jazeera\'s Erica Wood reports....

HOW THE ISLAMIC STATE DEALS WITH NON MUSLIMS ESPECIALLY THE YAZIDIS - Abu Baraa

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Yazidi women: Slaves of the Caliphate

published:22 Jan 2015

Yazidi women: Slaves of the Caliphate

Yazidi women: Slaves of the Caliphate

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The BBC\'s Arabic Service follows a young woman as she negotiates to free Yazidi women being held captive by Islamic State fighters in Northern Iraq.
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Yazidi women: Slaves of the Caliphate

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Michael Coren - Prince Charles comments on Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East

published:07 Nov 2014

Michael Coren - Prince Charles comments on Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East

Michael Coren - Prince Charles comments on Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East

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The Princes of Wales has condemned the \'horrendous and heartbreaking\' persecution of religious minorities around the world and called on faith leaders to work together to enable religious freedom.
In a video address played at the House of Lords, the Prince spoke of his anguish at the plight of Christianity in the Middle East, the region of its birth.
The heir to the throne also urged faith leaders to ensure believers have respect for other religions instead of remaining ‘silent’ over the suffering of minorities.
Prince Charles made the remarks in a video message which was recorded ahead of the publication of a report which says Christians are the \'most persecuted religious minority\'.
Describing religion as central to ‘our future as a free society’, he said the \'horrendous\' events in Iraq and Syria had brought the subject of religious persecution \'to the forefront of the world\'s news\' - but that it spread far wider.
He said: \'The horrendous and heart-breaking events in Iraq and Syria have brought the subject of religious freedom and persecution to the forefront of the world\'s news.
\'We have learnt with mounting despair of the expulsion of Christians, Muslims and Yazidis from towns and cities that their ancestors have occupied for centuries.
\'Sadly, incidents of violence in Iraq and Syria are not isolated. They are found throughout some, though not all, of the Middle East; in some African nations; and in many countries across Asia.\'
He added: \'It is an indescribable tragedy that Christianity is now under such threat in the Middle East – an area where Christians have li...

Michael Coren - Prince Charles comments on Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East

published:07 Nov 2014

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The Princes of Wales has condemned the \'horrendous and heartbreaking\' persecution of religious minorities around the world and called on faith leaders to work together to enable religious freedom.
In a video address played at the House of Lords, the Prince spoke of his anguish at the plight of Christianity in the Middle East, the region of its birth.
The heir to the throne also urged faith leaders to ensure believers have respect for other religions instead of remaining ‘silent’ over the suffering of minorities.
Prince Charles made the remarks in a video message which was recorded ahead of the publication of a report which says Christians are the \'most persecuted religious minority\'.
Describing religion as central to ‘our future as a free society’, he said the \'horrendous\' events in Iraq and Syria had brought the subject of religious persecution \'to the forefront of the world\'s news\' - but that it spread far wider.
He said: \'The horrendous and heart-breaking events in Iraq and Syria have brought the subject of religious freedom and persecution to the forefront of the world\'s news.
\'We have learnt with mounting despair of the expulsion of Christians, Muslims and Yazidis from towns and cities that their ancestors have occupied for centuries.
\'Sadly, incidents of violence in Iraq and Syria are not isolated. They are found throughout some, though not all, of the Middle East; in some African nations; and in many countries across Asia.\'
He added: \'It is an indescribable tragedy that Christianity is now under such threat in the Middle East – an area where Christians have li...

Peshmerga forces say they are investigating an attack by Yazidi fighters on an Arab town near Rabia - on the Iraq-Syria border. It is believed they were looking for some of the women and girls abducted by ISIL fighters in August. But Kurdish forces who control the area say they were not informed a

The BBC\'s Arabic Service follows a young woman as she negotiates to free Yazidi women being held captive by Islamic State fighters in Northern Iraq.
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The Princes of Wales has condemned the \'horrendous and heartbreaking\' persecution of religious minorities around the world and called on faith leaders to work together to enable religious freedom.
In a video address played at the House of Lords, the Prince spoke of his anguish at the plight of Chri

After the fall of Mosul and Shingal/Sinjar, Barzani\'s Kurdish Peshmerga didn\'t just take advantage to seize more land and demand more weapons, they also took advantage of the helpless Yazidis and Assyrian Christians.

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